Goat strengths in tradition
- Gentle and kind
- Creative and artistic
- Calm and easygoing
- Loyal to those it trusts
1931 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Goat
The 1931 Chinese year ran from Tuesday 17 February 1931 to Friday 5 February 1932.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Goat: 辛未 (Xīn-wèi) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 16 February 1931? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Horse of 1930.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 5 February 1931 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Horse before 02:40 China time and Metal Goat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Horse.
- 6–16 February 1931: Metal Horse by Chinese New Year, Metal Goat by Lichun.
- 5 February 1932 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Goat before 08:29 China time and Water Monkey from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Goat.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Goat in Chinese astrology
A Metal Goat is described as more determined and self-assured, pairing the Goat's sensitivity with inner strength.
The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the eighth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with gentleness, creativity and calm. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Goat challenges in tradition
- Prone to worry
- Can be indecisive
- Needs reassurance
- Avoids confrontation
Traditions, not predictions. The Goat in love and at work · The five elements
Other Goat years
The Metal Goat every 60 years
← 1930 Metal Horse · 1932 Water Monkey → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1931?
1931 is the Year of the Metal Goat (yin Metal, 辛未 Xīn-wèi), from 17 February 1931 to 5 February 1932. Anyone born 1 January – 16 February 1931 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Horse.
What element is 1931 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 辛 (Xīn). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1931 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 17 February 1931, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Horse of the 1930 Chinese year; from 17 February 1931 on, it is the Metal Goat. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (5 February 1931, 02:40 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1931?
It was on Tuesday 17 February 1931 (China time). The next one, on Saturday 6 February 1932, began the Year of the Water Monkey.